This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms embley, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 10.206 N,2 33.179 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Anu (probably)
2. Asta (probably)
3. Avondale park (possibly)
4. Bay fisher
5. Clan shaw (part of)
6. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
7. Cyclops
8. Denmore
9. Einar jarl (probably)
10. Fylgia
11. Halland (probably)
12. Hms columba (probably)
13. Hms embley
14. Hms northumbria
15. Hms success
16. Isla may
17. Island magee
18. Mallard
19. Munchen
20. Nobelese
21. Phaeacian
22. Primrose
23. Protecor
24. Ptarmigan
25. River garry
26. Royal fusilier
27. Sabbia
28. Scotia
29. Sneland 1
30. Stella
31. Stjernvik
32. Storjen
33. Strathisla
34. U 74
35. Uc 41
36. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: HMS EMBLEY

Length 34.1 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 223 ton

Cause: built in 1911 by cochrane & sons, selby. originally owned b y the great northern ss fishing co ltd. hired by the royal navy in 1914. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 51nhp, single shaft. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: 4.5.18 MINED IN 561030N, 023400W, APPROX. (AP GRANTON). H7188/25 SANK IN POSN 208 DEG, 0.75M FROM MAY ISLAND LTHO. INS AS NDWPA IN 561030N, 023400W. BR STD. H2618/60 28.7.60 NOT LOCATED. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). NCA. 7.11.72 AMEND TO USCPA 11FMS. 31.8.73 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 734. H1270/88 26.10.88 DELETE.

- NM 3408/88. HH100/351/06 2.6.93 WK OF STEAM TRAWLER, PROBABLY 'EMILY', DIVED ON IN 561012N, 023312W. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). INS AS WK 50MTRS. BR STD. HH090/605/01 19.1.94 EXAM'D 7.8.93 IN 561012.2N, 023306.1W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.0 IN GEN DEPTH 51.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 52MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS, LENGTH 38MTRS, BREADTH 8MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN WK LYING 120/300 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 605). BR STD. 27.4.16 EXAM'D BY BDC: WK IN 5610.206N, 0233.179W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.77MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. LENGTH 32MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. NFS. (DS32 ISLE OF MAY, BGS SURVEY 2012). AMEND NDW 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?UPRIGHT, INTACT (NFS)

Position: 56 10.206 N,2 33.179 W

 

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